Machine for marking shoe-uppers.



No. 655.023. Patented July 3|, I900.

P. E. SELBY.

MACHINE FOR MARKING SHOE UPPERS.

(Application filed Apr. 28, 1900.)

(No Model.)

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f NlTE TATES PEARL E. SELBY, or PORTSMOUTH, 01-110. i

MACHINE FOR MARKING SHOE-UPPERS.

SPECIFIGATIQH'forming part of Letters I Patent No. 655,023, dated July 31, 1900.

' Application filed April 28, 1900.

To all whom it mayco'n'cemu V Be it known that I, PEARLE. SELBY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Portsmouth, in the county ofSciotojand State of Ohio, have invented certain new and'useful Improvements in Machines for Marking Shoe- Uppers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a machine for marking the uppers of shoes by punching or perforating the margins of the different pieces. This marking is done after the uppers are cut out and before any other work ,is done.

One object of my invention is to provide quick and rapid means for making perforated marks, which indicate any desired number of the shoe or boot.

Another object of the invention is to obviate thenecessity of .marking by hand with pen or pencil. This latter method of marking not only takes more time, but the mark ing is not plain. They are liable to become effaced. Perforations or indentations can be read at a glance.

The features of my invention are more fully set forth in the description of the accompanying drawings, forming a' part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a front elevation of the head of the machine. Fig. 2 isa central vertical section of the machine. Fig. 3 is a section on line a; 00, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the marking-disk. Fig. 5.is a plan view of the perforator guide-plate. Fig. 6 is a plan view of the independent driver. Fig. 7 is a plan view of the shoe-upper section, illustrating the manner in which they are marked. Fig. Sis a modification of Fig. 5, showing a diiferent form of arranging perforations.

Arepresents the base-plane of the machine.

13 represents the head-stock mounted upon the base of the pedestal and carrying the operative parts of the marker.

at represents guides in the head-stock.

0 represents a slide which reciprocates in the guideways of the head stock. This slide at its lowerend is provided with a horizontal flangeD, which carries'a series of markers at, being the preferred form of perforations and which register in corresponding perforations in the guide-plate E, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

Serial No. 14,678. (No model.) I

stud-shaft g, the inner end seating against a shoulder in the sleeve Grand the outer end seating against an adjusting-screw b- The sleeve which carries the dial-disk F is adapted to be pulled outwardly to release its engagement with the lock-pin c, affixed to the slide 0. There is a series of locking-orifices in the back of the disk to be engaged with the lockpin to afford a various range of adjustments of the dialdisk, as will be hereinafter explained. The coil-spring g normally holds the dial-disk F in engagement with the lock- The dial-disk controls the operation of the markers. It is maderotary adjustable in order to vary the number of marks, so as to indicate the desired shoe number. The disk is mounted upon the slide, which is operated by a treadle T and the connecting-rod T.

trepresents a coil-spring attached at one end with the connecting rod or slide and at the other end to the head-stock, so as to bring the markers back to the elevated position after they have been depressedby the treadle. The dial-disk is provided with a series of horizontal projections e e e e e e e e, &c. I have shown eight of these projecting lugs; but their number may vary. Between these projecting lugs, the'faces of which increase progressively, there is acorresponding series of spaces arranged as follows: Between the lugs e and e the space is of sufficient Width to span seven markers, the lug e engaging only one perforator and depressing it to make a mark in the upper, as shown .in Fig. 4 in dotted lines. Between the lugs e and e the space is sufficient to span six markers,and the width of the lug e will engage and depress two markers. The space is progressively decreased and the width of the lugs correspondingly increasing through the series. The dialplate is marked with a corresponding series of numerals. When the numeral 1 is vertically above the axis of the disk, it. is in position to the dial tomakeone mark forithe main series, and so the appropriate position of the disk for each number of perforations 7 Fig. 1.

or marks is indicated by the vertical position of the given dial-numeral. The disk is adjusted by taking hold of the sleeve G, pulling the dial-disk forward until the lock-pin cis number marker d, which stands in frontof' a series of perforators d and passes through anorifice in the guide-plate E, is shown in 4 This marker is controlled by anin dependent driver K (shown in plan view, Fig. 6) and is mounted on the sleeve G between the shoulder and the dial and is adapted to rockthereona suificient distance to throw it out of engagement with the marker (1, as shown in dotted lines, Fig. 1. 4

L represents a recess in the top of the driver, which engages a stop-pin n, affixed in the slide, which serves asstops at either side. Thecoil-spring g exerts suflicient force to hold this driver in either of its adjusted p.0- sitions. the dial-disk it is provided with an orifice M opposite to the dial-numerals, so that they may be readily seen when they are respectively brought to their various positions.

Mode of operation: When it is desired to' mark, say, size 3, the'disk is adjusted so that the numeral 3 is vertically over the axis. The driver K is moved to the right, as shown in dotted lines, Fig. 1, when the upperiis placed under the plate'H and three marks are made in the margin thereof by depressing the treadle. If now it is desired to mark the size 3%, the driver K is brought into vertical position, as shown in full lines, Fig. "1, in which position it will engage with the markers (1 and make an outside mark indicating the half size, as shown in Fig. 7,

I have shown the perforatorcontrolling,

dial-disk as revolving in vertical planes; but I do not wish to limit myself to journaling the dial-disk in this manner, the principal feature being'to have a series of driving-lugs of diiferent widths separated from each other by openings, which allow the requisite numberi of perforators to be engaged and the remaining ones to be idle, according to the rev oluble adjustment of said dial-disk.

I'have shown the perforator construction to marka hole in the shoe-upper; but the con-v figuration of the perforation may be variously changed. Character-forms of perfora tions may be employed to indicate letters as well as half. sizes, the principlal mode of operationon the invention being the same Whatever character of marks are employed. So, also, perforations all through the upper As this driver is placed in front of are shown asthe preferred method of making the ma ks; b t i dentat woul servethe same-general purpose, although not as convenient as perforations.

Inthe modification shown in Fig. 8 there is a space between the perforations 4.- and 5, this for the purpose simply of quick reading of the marks. The operator will more quickly compute the number of marks if so divided. Having described my invention, what I claim is V 1. A machine for marking shoe-uppers con- .sistingessentially of a reciprocating slide, an adjustable controlling-disk mounted thereon, having a series of engaging lugs of dilferent widths, a series of openings between the same, a series of markers underneath said slide and adapted tobe driven thereby, means for adjusting said disk and means forrecip 'rocating the-slide and disk, substantially as specified. v

2. "In a sh'oe-uppermarking machine, in combination with a reciprocating slide, arevoluble disk journaled upon a longitudinal and rotary adjustable axis affixedtosaid slide and provided with a series of drivinglugs, of progressively-increasing engaging faces with a series of spaces interposed between said driving-faces and decreasing in size, the same being adapted to engage and to span anydesired number of markers in the.series substantially as specified;

a 3. In a shoe-upper-marking machine, in combination with a slide carrying a". series of marking members, a revoluble disk journaled upon a rotary axis affixe'd' to said slide means for locking said disk in various positions, a series of driving-lugs, a series of spanning faces interposed between the same, means for locking said diskin various adjusted positions, whereby a different number of markers may be operated by the disk in each of its adjusted positions, substantially as specified.

4. In a marking-machine employinga slide carrying a seriesof marking members in one series, an outside markingmember, a disk rotary adjustable upon said slide andihaving a series of driving-lugs of different dimensions, a single-marker driver also mounted upon said slide and means for adjusting said slide into and out of engagement with said individual driver, substantially as specified.

5. In a marking-machine employing a reciprocating slide carrying a series of marking' members, a dial-disk j ournaled onan axis fixed to said slide and provided with a series of progressively-increasing driving-lugs and a series of progressively decreasing spanningspaces interposed consecutively between said driving-lugs, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I have hereuntoset my hand.

PEARL E. SELBY. Witnesses:

CHARLES R. MAXWELL W. 0. EDWARDS. 

